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Shows that feel likeSex, Explained (2020)

From the biology of attraction to the history of birth control, explore the ins and outs of sex in this entertaining and enlightening series.

If you loved Sex, Explained, the closest series we have are The Last Dance (2020), Selena: The Series (2020) and Mucize Doktor (2019). All three share Sex, Explained's contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Grand Army (2020).

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If Sex, Explained hit the spot, these will too

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The Last Dance
2020 · 1 season · ESPN
★ 9documentaryNetflix

Contemplative documentary in both cases

A 10-part documentary chronicling the untold story of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls dynasty with rare, never-before-seen footage and sound from the 1997-98 championship season – plus over 100 interviews with famous figures and basketball’s biggest names.

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Selena: The Series
2020–2021 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 7dramaNetflix

Contemplative documentary, and it commits to that

The difference: Leans harder into drama than Sex, Explained does

As Mexican-American Tejano singer Selena comes of age and realizes her dreams, she and her family make tough choices to hold on to love and music.

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Mucize Doktor
2019–2021 · 2 seasons · FOX
★ 7drama

Documentary built on stillness, twice over

Mucize Doktor / A Miracle (2019) is a Turkish FOX medical drama (64 episodes) starring Taner Ölmez, adapted from the Korean series Good Doctor. Ali Vefa, a young surgical resident with autism savant syndrome, joins a prestigious Istanbul hospital — facing resistance from colleagues who doubt his abilities. As he proves his genius case by case, he navigates friendships, rivalry and first love while learning what it means to belong.

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Orphan Black
2013–2017 · 5 seasons · Space
★ 8.3drama · sci-fi & fantasyMax

Common ground: experiment

A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her.

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Grand Army
2020 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 7.4dramaNetflix

Contemporaries, and it shows

Five students at the largest public high school in Brooklyn take on a chaotic world as they fight to succeed, survive, break free and seize the future.

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Control Z
2020–2022 · 3 seasons · Netflix
★ 6.8dramaNetflix

Same era, same wavelength

When a hacker begins releasing students' secrets to the entire high school, the socially isolated but observant Sofía works to uncover his/her identity.

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De viaje con los Derbez
2019– · 5 seasons · Prime Video
★ 6.2documentaryPrime Video

Both know what they want from documentary

The series follows the fun and endearing Derbez family as they discover new cultures in foreign lands and for the first time – all together and unfiltered.

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Hercai
2019–2021 · 3 seasons · atv
★ 6.6drama

Products of the same few years

Miran is seeking revenge for his parents death so he plans to marry daughter Reyyan from the family who were responsible for that. Unexpectedly he falls in love with Reyyan. Will this change the plan?

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Locked Up: The Oasis
2020 · 1 season · FOX España
★ 6.6drama

From the 2020s, and it lands the same way

After a few years dedicating themselves to robbing jewelers, banks and casinos, it is time for Macarena and Zulema to separate.

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Hijack
2023– · 2 seasons · Apple TV
★ 7.3dramaApple TV+

Another one that scratches it

Expert negotiator Sam Nelson is in for the ride of his life—and so is everyone on board with him—after a group of hijackers take control. Sam will try every move in his playbook to take them down...as the stakes grow higher by the second.

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The Game of Keys
2019–2024 · 3 seasons · Prime Video
★ 6.4drama

Different title, same corner of the shelf

A casual encounter between Adriana and Sergio, two former high school friends, triggers the beginning of the game of the keys where four couples generate new sexual and emotional combinations in a dangerous and lustful game. The game consists of everyone putting their keys in a bowl. At random, each one chooses some keys and he must go to spend the night with the owner of the keys. This game will revolutionize the group of friends and their lives. It will make them discover who they are and what they really want.

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Unorthodox
2020 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 8dramaNetflix

A 2020s answer to the same itch

A Hasidic Jewish woman in Brooklyn flees to Berlin from an arranged marriage and is taken in by a group of musicians — until her past comes calling.

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